After working remotely for the past few months due to the Coronavirus pandemic, we are excited to announce that our office reopened on Monday, May 18, 2020. Although we will not be meeting with clients in-person for the foreseeable future, we are available to work with you and your family through alternative methods of communication, including, telephone conference calls, video conference calls and email communications.

is the principal attorney of Mignanelli & Associates, Ltd. Mr. Mignanelli received his B.S. degree in Business Administration from Bryant University in 1973 and his J.D. degree from the George Mason University School of Law in 1980. He is admitted to practice in both Rhode Island and Virginia, as well as the United States District Court for Rhode Island, United States Tax Court and the United States Supreme Court. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Mignanelli was employed as a Trust Officer with Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank, and Old Stone Trust Company.

Mr. Mignanelli successfully litigated the landmark special needs planning case of Chenot v. Bordeleau wherein the Rhode Island Supreme Court held that persons who are beneficiaries of discretionary trusts may also be eligible for medical assistance benefits. He also prevailed in another precedent-setting case, Pezza v. Pezza, in which the Rhode Island Supreme Court defined the rights of a surviving spouse to real estate held in trust.

Mr. Mignanelli was voted one of the four best estate planning attorneys in a survey of the Fifty Best Lawyers in Rhode Island published by Rhode Island Monthly in February, 1998. Mr. Mignanelli was also recognized as one of New England’s top attorneys in Super Lawyers Magazine in 2011 and 2012 (www.superlawyers.com).

Areas of Practice

Estate Planning for taxable and non-taxable estates

Wills

Trusts

Powers of Attorney

Special Needs Planning

Estate Planning for same-sex-couples

Estate Settlement

Trust Administration

Charitable Giving

Lottery Attorney for anonymous lottery claims

Bar Admissions

Rhode Island

Massachusetts

Virginia

U.S. District Court, Rhode Island

U.S. Tax Court

U.S. Supreme Court

Education

George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia J.D. - 1980

Bryant University B.S. - 1973 Major: Business Administration

Published Works

How Rhode Island Dealt with the Change in the State Death Tax Credit, 50 RI Bar Journal No. 1, p. 23 (September, 2001)